Office of Engagement presents annual faculty and staff awards

Purdue’s Office of Engagement named winners of the annual faculty and staff engagement awards for 2017 at a luncheon on April 12.

The honorees are:

* Stacey Connaughton, associate professor of communication, the Faculty Engagement Scholar Award. This award is given to an assistant or associate professor with an outstanding record of early achievement and a strong indication of future contributions to scholarly engagement.

* Hometown Collaboration Initiative (HCI), Purdue Center for Regional Development, the Corps of Engagement Award. This award is given to a team of faculty, staff, students and/or community stakeholders for outstanding partnership and achievement in engagement.

* Carla Johnson, professor of science education, the Faculty Engagement Fellow Award. This award is given to a full professor whose work has led to a sustained record of engagement.  

* Roy Ballard, Purdue Extensions educator, agriculture and natural resources, Hancock County; and Bill Bayley, director of Science Express, K-12 Chemistry Outreach. Both received the Staff Engagement Award. This award is given to a staff member who has collaborated in sustained synergistic partnerships within his or her community; embodies the scholarship of engagement, not only to strengthen Purdue, but also community partners; continually gives back, through community service, in order to improve the lives of others.

* Rod N. Williams, associate head of Purdue Extension and associate professor of wildlife science, the Service Learning Award. This award is given to a faculty member who demonstrates an impact on students and the community both in and out of the classroom, portrays consideration of and commitment to the needs of community partners and a long-term commitment to the service-learning community.

* Jill Newton, associate professor of curriculum and instruction, the Christian J. Foster Award. This award is given to a faculty member who has contributed to K-12 STEM -- science, technology, engineering and math -- education in Indiana.

* Mary Nauman, director of strategic initiatives at Purdue Research Foundation, and Sally Reasoner, vice president of talent identification at Ascend Indiana. Both received the Service to Engagement Award.

More information can be found online.